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Occupational Pesticide Exposure Linked to CVD
High levels of exposure to pesticides are positively associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence, research based on the Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program (HPP) suggests.
The longest longitudinal study of occupational pesticide exposure among more than 7500 Japanese-American men showed a significant association between incident CVD and pesticide exposure after 10 years of follow-up.
“The findings of this research provide insight into the harmful effects of pesticides on the cardiovascular system and confirm a positive association between high levels of pesticide exposure and CVD incidence,” Zara K. Berg, PhD, Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, and colleagues conclude.
“Most previous studies examining occupational chemical exposure and cerebrovascular accident (CVA), coronary heart disease (CHD), and CVD have looked at CVD mortality only,” they note.
The study was published in the October 1 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Gerald Lane, a Newark, NJ chiropractor, stated that “cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes have been really tested and researched as the major risk factors for heart disease,” but added, “I think studies like this are important because sometimes heart disease cannot be explained by the risk factors, the major risk factors,” and so “people are continuing to look at other things that may in fact raise risk for heart disease.”
J Am Heart Assoc. 2019;8:e012569. Full text
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